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Bougainville 1943-1945

Bougainville 1943-1945 Social Sciences

Bougainville 1943-1945

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The 1943 invasion of Bougainville, largest and northernmost of the Solomon Islands, and the naval battles during the campaign for the island, contributed heavily to the defeat of the Japanese in the Pacific War. Here Harry Gailey presents the definitive account of the long and bitter fighting that took place on that now all-but-forgotten island. A maze of swamps, rivers, and rugged hills overgrown with jungle, Bougainville afforded the Allies a strategic site for airbases from which to attack th
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
248
Release Date:
2003-02-14
Publication Date:
2003-02-14
Publisher:
University Press of Kentucky
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0813190479
ISBN13:
9780813190471
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
396 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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